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A year full of celebrations and festivals
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A year full of celebrations and festivals
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127 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
Summary:
"Countless different festivals are celebrated all over the world throughout the year. Some are national holidays, celebrated for religious and cultural reasons, or to mark an important date in history, while others are just for fun. Give thanks and tuck into a delicious meal with friends and family at Thanksgiving, get caught up in a messy tomato fight in Spain at La Tomatina, add a splash of color to your day at the Holi festival of colors and celebrate the life and achievements of Martin Luther King Jr. on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. With fact-filled text accompanied by beautifully bright illustrations from the wonderfully talented Chris Corr, prepare yourself for a journey as we travel around the world celebrating and uncovering a visual feast of culture."--Publisher description.
Contents:
International Kite Festival -- The Carnival of Brazil -- Carnival festivals -- Holi -- International Women's Day -- St Patrick's Day -- Hanami -- Festivals for people -- Easter -- Earth Day -- Green festivals -- Gathering of Nations -- Walpurgis Night -- May Day -- Martin Luther King Jr. Day -- Palio di Siena -- International Children's Day -- Ramadan -- Barunga -- White Nights Festival -- Music festivals -- Pride -- Independence festivals -- Ghost month -- Edinburgh Festival Fringe -- Hajj - La Tomatina -- Food festivals -- Summer Solstice -- Mid-Autumn Festival -- La Merc Festival -- Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta -- Halloween -- Day of the Dead -- Guy Fawkes Day -- Fire festivals -- Diwali -- D salpe -- Thanksgiving -- Monkey Buffet Festival -- Animal festivals -- The Pearly Kings and Queen Harvest Festival -- Hanukkah -- Winter Solstice -- Ice and snow festivals -- Christmas -- Bodhi Day -- Pongal -- Chinese New Year -- Valentine's Day -- The Festival of the Dancing Masks -- Water festivals -- Saint Lucia's Day -- Jokkmokk Market -- New Year's Eve Countdown.
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Publication Info:
Beverly, MA : Frances Lincoln Children's Books, 2020.
Subject:
Festivals -- Juvenile literature.
Holidays -- Juvenile literature.
Legal holidays
National holidays
SAILS ISBN:
9780711245433